indiekids.org

I did, when I came across the blog “Teaching the Indie Kids To Dance Again” @ indiekids.org

Sadly, it’s no longer updated, but it’s still a small mine of information about obscure artists and reviews of songs. (The MP3s linked on the site are now non-existent but it’s still worth a read. The last post features Australia’s own Augie March, who were obscure in the US at the time. At 53,634 listeners I think they may still be.)

I don’t really need to continue to talk the blog up, do I?

Too bad if I do.

It’ll be your loss if “Check it, yo!” isn’t enough motivation for you.
* Pro-tip: indiekids.com is currently available, I don’t love it enough to actually purchase it. GO GO

Confused? Don’t be. Just watch and let the anxiety melt away…

(Tom’s 8-bit cover of The Magnetic Fields‘ All My Little Words. mp3. More free tracks.)

INFURMASHUNZ
Indieduction
tommilsom.com
myspace.com/tomandhisuke
youtube.com/user/hexachordal
dailybooth.com/hexachordal

Australia
Shopping online from stores based in Aust. means you get your stuff quicker for cheaper. On the downside, overseas fashion is a bit outdated and the range isn’t nearly as extensive as it is from overseas retailers.

About a Girl

So I’ve talked about this online store when I introduced minkpink – and here we are again. It’s made my top for Australian stores because it’s affordable, stocks a variety of labels (yeah they’ve expanded their range) and you get discount codes every now and then in addition to the great sales they have.
About a Girl stock Minkpink, sunnygirl, kid and kaboodle, and gingham and heels among others.

Freez

Don’t be put off by the boring brown theme of this online store – Freez is brilliant. Stocking minkpink, french kitty, sunnygirl, ladakh, pinkstitch, and junk among others, they have a massive sale section with awesome pieces falling to prices of $30 and under. Everything is reasonably priced. (watch out, their bandwidth got exceeded recently!)

Mint

Mint is a bit more expensive than the other two (and their site’s a bit dodge) which is why it’s at the bottom of my australian places to shop online. However they do have a much more extensive range featuring premium brands such as Something Else, MyPetsQuare, cheap monday, sass & bide, and Ksubi (among others that I won’t even pretend to know).

International
Buying from international stores may be a little more expensive (we’re talking america here so there’s the exchange rate to factor in + shipping) and might take a little more time, but these two online stores have a massive range.

80’s Purple

So much stuff!! 80’s Purple caters to a range of shoppers, so there are a variety of styles and prices. A lot of the stuff is really cool and also affordable. Brands stocked include insight, ed hardy, melissa shoes, salvage, cheap monday, disney couture, industry among many, many more. Seriously, that’s like 1/50th of the brands they stock. And the sale section is 20 pages long. Go have a look

Revolve Clothing

Again, here is a store that stocks a massive amount of brands and so has a lot of choice. The sale section is huge and the rest of the store is even bigger. Brands include Zimmerman, Vivien Westwood, Something, Something Else, Nixon, Minkpink, Ksubi, Insight, Juicy Couture and so on.

The People & Animal Welfare Society’s new HQ is located at 110 Beaufort Street in Northbridge, a mere 5 minute power walk or 10 minute stroll from Perth train station. The PAWS building is home to a Cruelty-Free Shop, MacCafé (Perth’s first Apple-only internet café), library, conference centre and dining hall. The former PAWS building, located at 112-114 Beaufort St is now emergency accommodation for the down-and-out willing to volunteer.

Resuming a couple of months ago and going stronger than before, PAWS’ Monday nights are something of an institution amongst Perth’s vegans & vegetarians and are open to everyone. Starting at around 6PM, dinner is served by donation. It’s usually a number of dishes of different cuisines, always vegan, most often accompanied by friendly conversation and sometimes followed by halva for dessert.

Whether you want to expand your social circle, or see a vegan in real life, this is the best way to do both. The regulars are friendly, welcoming and informative. (NB: Vegan-watchers are given the option of grabbing a plate and joining a table, coming in a group and eating in the corner, or just observing from afar. So it’s really your PAWS visit, to experience it how you will.)

paws.org.au

After gaining what can only be called noteriety, she’s since collaborated with MIA, plastic little, Santogold etc. etc. Now she’s out with her own album titled ‘I Love You’, featuring the single ‘might like you better’. The song of course is in  your face sex sex sex, with the line from 1982 song ‘never say never’ “I might like you better if we slept together” kicking off the track. Shame Amanda’s lacks any of the depth that the orginal had, but then again that’s her shtick. If I were expecting depth and meaning in her album, I’m pretty sure I’d be fairly disappointed and do the pitchfork thing and give her a 2 (out of 10). However you really need to take Amanda as she comes (excuse the terrible pun) and just go with it. The track’s danceable, it’s feminine albeit fairly aggressively so, and it’s very in your face.

The album features Santogold, Spank Rock, lykke Li and the Cool Kids, and is co-produced by Diplo, XXXchange and Switch. Out on July 11th!

Might Like you better – Amanda Blank (mp3)

ps. I’ve updated the link so it actually works now.. sorry!